U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 20, 2012
9th Circuit blocks execution of death row inmate
A convicted murderer who's been on death row since 1980 cannot be executed because Madera County's then-district attorney lied to jurors, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A convicted murderer who's been on San Quentin's death row since 1980 cannot be executed because Madera County's then-district attorney lied to jurors in denying that rewards were given to a star prosecution witness, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Friday.
The deception did not mar Richard L. Phillips' conviction for shooting to death a Newport Beach building contractor o...
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